ID EST Featured, Reviews Film Threat
A team of soldiers escapes certain doom in Shayda Frost and Cosette Lucero’s sci-fi short film, ID EST. The future is bleak as a mysterious creature has invaded the part of the galaxy, stripping planets of all of their natural…
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‘The Buccaneers’ Review — Apple TV+ Period Drama Is More Depressing Than Defiant
The Big Picture Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers incorporates anachronistic elements like pop-rock music, setting it apart from traditional period dramas. The series explores the harsh realities of marriage and challenges the notion of happy endings. The Buccaneers' strengths lie in…
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Black Paris Featured, Reviews Film Threat
TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! According to director Sid Zanforlin, Black Paris is principally about “the decisions we make.” This phrase acts as a master key to Zanforlin’s horror story. That key unlocks the film, allowing it to reveal…
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The New Hands Featured, Reviews Film Threat
The New Hands is an absurd but occasionally amusing indie slasher from writer-director Brandon Scullion. His film follows Bram Victor (Stephen Wu), who lives with his girlfriend Zora (Lexi Graboski) and works at a laboratory. She greatly admires Bram’s hands.…
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Soul Proprietor Featured, Reviews Film Threat
TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Like the roguish wordplay that inhabits its name, Scott Riopelle’s Soul Proprietor is many things. On the surface, the short film is a nod to the great possession films of cinema. But move past…
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The Deep Dark Featured, Reviews Film Threat
TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! There is a singular moment in writer-director Mathieu Turi’s The Deep Dark that marks its approach to horror. The flash of an old camera illuminates an entirely black screen, and for a few fleeting yet…
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Studio One Forever Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Director Marc Saltarelli’s crucial documentary Studio One Forever uncovers conclusive proof of shirtless, good-looking life on the disco ball planet. It chronicles the history of a legendary West Hollywood gay club housed in a building where…
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Suitable Flesh Review: A Mind-Bending Descent into Madness
Suitable Flesh, directed by Joe Lynch and penned by Dennis Paoli, is a harrowing descent into the abyss of the human psyche. Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s chilling short story “The Thing on the Doorstep,” the film weaves a complex narrative…
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My Old School Featured, Reviews Film Threat
AWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! To the world, the story of Brandon Lee (not that one) is quite unremarkable, but in Glasgow, Scotland, it’s a story so infamous that its citizens still talk about it. Jono McLoed’s My Old School tells the incredible…
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Bunco Babes Featured, Reviews Film Threat
When we look back on our lives, it’s the friends we’ve made and the time spent together that we most fondly recall. Director Kevin Bible and writer Mike Hayes’ short film, Bunco Babes, is the story of one such group of…
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Cici’s Sonata Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Written by director Brandon T. Bailey and star Liana Marie Zaino, Cici’s Sonata is a glimpse into how trauma can affect a person years down the line. Promising young pianist Ciana (Zaino) is prepping for an audition, but the pressure…
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Unpacking Featured, Reviews Film Threat
More of a comedy than a drama but wholly about drama, Unpacking is a film by and for women that everyone should appreciate. If all that sounds tangled, it’s because that’s the point. Directors Alexandra Clayton and Michal Sinnott’s Unpacking…
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